On the small island of Tonakijima, Hana often spends her time reading to children. When Mizuki, president of the broadcasting club, notices Hana’s talent for reading stories in an engaging way, she swiftly invites her to join her school club. While Hana is hesitant at first, she finds herself enthralled by the captivating way that […]
Once a samurai until the warrior caste was disbanded, Shizuma Origasa began working as a rickshaw puller after the samurai rebellion in his home province of Aizu was put down. While dedicated to his work, he had another purpose of heading to the capital – to find his fiancee Sumie who went missing during the
For as much as elderly people like myself may have tried to tell people throughout the years, anime has traditionally being a medium aimed more at children. However, unlike Western cartoons that were happy with just entertaining children, the animation industry of Japan dared to make anime something that could both entertain and even emotionally
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Dialogue-dense anime certainly isn’t for everyone, and it certainly isn’t for those who watch with subtitles and have slower reading comprehension. Sometimes you want to watch two brutes slug it out rather than listen to two dudes have an increasingly tense conversation about the ongoing events of the world. However, for those that enjoy anime
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In the Edo period of Japan, a strange disease started in the mountains and rapidly spread across the country. This version of small pox, named the Redface Pox, only infected and killed men. Within the first years of the outbreak, only one-forth of the male population remained, sending the gender roles of Japan into upheaval.
After moving around his entire life, classical pianist Kaoru Nishimi has abandoned all hope of fitting in as he arrives in Kyushu for his final year of high school. However, that all changes when he meets the thuggish drummer, Sentaro Kawabuchi, a man with an immeasurable love for jazz. Over the music, they bond together
The Taira Clan, also known as the Heike, have developed authority in Japan. When a young girl disrespect a representative of the clan, her father pays the price with his life. Later, this girl, now adopting the name Biwa after the instrument her father played, approaches Taira no Shigemori, the eldest son of the Taira
After watching his grandfather perform the shamisen at a young age, Setsu became entranced. However, after his grandfather’s death, he runs away from his small village and quits playing after his grandfather said he should never play if he was just going to imitate others. Fleeing to the city, Setsu slowly begins to become inspired
Cliches and anime are old buddies. Lewd hand-holding buddies that go for long walks on the beach. And that’s not a bad thing! You know how cliches are made? Because fans enjoyed them so much that creators just keep using them. However, that doesn’t mean originality needs to be dead. Breaking cliches in anime can
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Minare Koda, a restaurant worker, frequently goes out drinking at night to blow off steam. One night, after a bad break up with her boyfriend, she rants about her misery to a stranger. The next day at work, she is shocked to hear her rant broadcasted on the radio. This stranger, as it turns out,
